What's New?

Hosted Data Layer was created to offer a cloud-based solution for supplementing the data layer object of your website. This allowed valuable data that was stuck in offline or server-side systems to become accessible to your web pages in real-time.

Until now, HDL was limited to use with the Hosted Data Layer extension and for the sole purpose of supplementing the on-page data layer. With this new release, HDL is being expanded to support JSON files. JSON is a versatile data format that is used in a wide variety of internet applications and integrations between systems.

How Does It Work?

Use the Hosted Data Layer API to upload your JSON files, then access those files with the corresponding URL on the Tealium Multi-CDN.

Upload JSON Files

The HDL API now supports a file-type parameter that accepts two values: javascript (default) and json. Simply add this parameter to your API requests to manage JSON files e.g., ?file-type=json.

Access JSON Files

Use Case - AMP

One notable use case for hosted JSON files is the implementation of analytics tracking within AMP sites. AMP offers a module called amp-analytics that can load remote JSON configuration files that specify how to track user behavior within an AMP page. This allows you to implement a vendor's data collection solution within an AMP page without the need for Javascript.